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The Iowa State Cyclones will be playing in front of their home fans against the Iowa Hawkeyes at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium. The two teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iowa State took care of business in their home opener on Saturday. They took down Northern Iowa 30-9. Iowa State pushed the score to 30-3 by the end of the third, a deficit Northern Iowa had littlechance of recovering from.
QB Rocco Becht looked spectacular while leading his team to the win, throwing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on 13 attempts. Becht wound up with a passer rating of 200.7. DB Jeremiah Cooper made the highlight reel thanks to an interception in the first quarter, which he returned 56 yards for a pick-six.
Meanwhile, Iowa didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Utah State on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 24-14 win.
Iowa State will need to dig deep on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They finished last season with a mediocre 4-8 record against the spread, so bettors beware.
Iowa State barely slipped by Iowa in their previous matchup last September, winning 10-7. Will Iowa State repeat their success, or do Iowa have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
